Shloka 26
भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast
हिमाचलश्च स्वभ्रातॄन्भोजयामास कृत्स्नशः । सर्वानन्यांश्च सुप्रीत्या शेषकृत्यं चकार ह
himācalaśca svabhrātṝnbhojayāmāsa kṛtsnaśaḥ | sarvānanyāṃśca suprītyā śeṣakṛtyaṃ cakāra ha
Himācala (Himālaya) then fed all his own brothers fully; and with great affection he also honored all the others, and duly performed the remaining rites.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Domestic hospitality and completion of śeṣa-kṛtya (remaining rites) frame the auspicious setting for the divine marriage narrative; no specific Jyotirliṅga māhātmya is invoked here.
Significance: Models dharma of atithi-satkāra (feeding/honoring guests) as a preparatory purity for higher śaiva rites and grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse highlights dharma expressed as loving hospitality and the careful completion of prescribed rites—outer order and inner reverence that support a Shaiva life oriented toward devotion and auspiciousness.
In Shaiva practice, honoring devotees and guests and completing ritual duties are considered supportive limbs of Saguna Shiva worship—acts that purify conduct and make one fit for mantra, puja, and grace.
The takeaway is to complete one’s śeṣa-kṛtya (remaining ritual duties) without negligence—such as concluding puja properly (offerings, prayers, respectful feeding/charity), while maintaining a loving, devotional attitude.